CHAPTER 166: CHAPTER 155: DON’T TOUCH HER!

It was Saturday the next day, and since Shen Yanchen said he had plans for the day, Gu Qimiao waited all day for his call, hoping that they might go out for a shoot again and have another date.

In the end, she spent the entire morning curled up on the sofa, wondering if something had come up for him and if he had to delay. Did he forget because he was too busy?

She kept an eye on her phone, waiting for his call. When she got bored, she picked up the blind date photos Mrs. Gu had given her and carefully selected a couple to discuss with him tonight to gauge his attitude.

At around four o’clock, just as she was staring at the photos of beautiful women, her phone on the table rang, "Ding—Ding—".

Gu Qimiao answered almost immediately upon seeing the name: "Brother Yan Chen."

On the other end, Shen Yanchen chuckled inwardly, knowing she was waiting for his call. No wonder she always answered so quickly.

He didn’t let the joy in his heart show in his tone, and responded calmly, "Mm, at home?"

"Mm!"

"By yourself?"

"Mm."

"What’s the apartment number?"

She innocently replied, "28-3."

As soon as she said it, Shen Yanchen hung up, leaving Gu Qimiao staring at her phone, stunned for two seconds before realizing he was coming up?

She glanced around the somewhat messy living room and immediately leaped off the sofa like she was on adrenaline. She hurriedly hid the photos of the beautiful women and stuffed all the snack bags into the trash, folded the thin blanket, and organized the items on the coffee table.

"Ding Dong—"

She looked around and, seeing that everything was in order, she walked to the door and opened it. Standing outside was him, still in his usual black suit but with a royal blue shirt instead of the usual white one. He was wearing the tie she had given him.

His cufflinks were sapphire, giving off an exquisite and noble feel. Suddenly, she felt that inviting him into her tiny apartment seemed a bit shabby.

"Do you want to change your shoes?"

"No, no... I was just about to mop the floor!" In reality, she wasn’t planning to; she just said it to him.

Shen Yanchen didn’t stand on ceremony, walked straight in with his leather shoes, but frowned at the pair of men’s slippers by the door.

Although he knew she had always lived with Gu Moming, thinking about it still made him a bit uncomfortable.

He looked around the apartment; it was tidy.

Without further ado, he handed her the bag in his hand, "Go change into these clothes."

Gu Qimiao looked down at the box, "Clothes?" Then she waved her hand, "I can’t accept any more of your things. You’ve already bought me two outfits..."

"Today I’m asking you for a favor, I’m not giving these to you."

"A favor?"

"Mm, hurry up and change, we’re on a tight schedule."

Hearing this, Gu Qimiao reached out and took the bag.

After changing, she stood by the stair railing in a body-hugging royal blue dress encrusted with white diamonds in a pattern that resembled the galaxy. It was very pretty, but wasn’t this dress shorter than her nightgown? Didn’t he tell her not to wear such short skirts?

"This..." She tugged at the hem of the dress, standing upstairs. Shen Yanchen looked up at her for a while, then said, "Not bad. Just relax. Put on some makeup and come down; I’ll wait here for you."

Actually, Gu Qimiao could accept the dress’s length, but she was a little worried because of what he said last time... Didn’t he say it was... stimulating?

When Gu Qimiao was finally done, it was already past five. She looked at herself in the full-length mirror; her loosely curled hair made her feel a bit more mature. Men probably liked women who were more mature and sexy, right?

Admiring her beauty for a moment, she thought, he really has a good eye for clothes. Everything he bought for her was always beautiful.

When Shen Yanchen saw her come downstairs, he didn’t show any amazement at her beauty and said flatly, "Let’s go."

In the elevator, Gu Qimiao reached out to press the button, but he suddenly grabbed her hand and asked, "What happened here?"

Gu Qimiao, confused, followed his gaze and saw the red, peeling skin on the back of her hand. She pulled her hand back nonchalantly and said, "Probably got it when I was curling my hair just now."

And then a peculiar scene unfolded. The man in the expensive suit broke off a piece of aloe from a plant by the roadside and applied it to her burn, saying, "Be careful not to touch it later."

"Oh."

The cool aloe on her skin made her face flush.

She followed him again without asking the destination. This road felt familiar; is it leading to the Shen family’s residence?

He only told her when they were almost there, "Today’s my dad’s birthday. Xiaoxiao insisted I bring you over, and Yi Bao has been missing you."

Gu Qimiao followed him into the crowd, feeling a little nervous, "Are they all here?"

"They’ve been here for a while."

Worried she might feel out of place and since he had other matters to attend to, Shen Yanchen left her with Xiaoxiao.

Xiaoxiao was chatting with Yi Bao, as lively as ever. However, Gu Qimiao’s memory of her was still from the day she picked up Gu Moming from the hospital.

"Gigi, you and my brother are wearing matching outfits today!"

Gu Qimiao: "..." She looked down at her dress and then remembered Shen Yanchen’s royal blue shirt underneath. It did look matching...

"Gigi, you always follow my brother back whenever he comes. Do you like my brother?"

Yi Bao chimed in, "Miaomiao, do you like Big Dust?"

"If you like Big Dust, you can marry him, then you can have a little sister for me."

Gu Qimiao: "..."

"Oh? Who’s this chick?" A carefree male voice sounded from behind, and Gu Qimiao turned her head. The face that was suddenly very close frightened her. As she stepped back, the long-haired man pinched her chin and frivolously examined her face, raising his eyebrows in curiosity: "I can’t believe I never noticed such a beautiful woman."

Gu Qimiao retreated, but she was also a bit dumbfounded. This man was the real beauty!

With a head of long hair, he didn’t look effeminate at all, but rather as beautiful as an elf.

"Yang Hexuan! She’s my future sister-in-law! Don’t touch her!" Xiaoxiao came over and pulled the man away.

Gu Qimiao looked puzzled. Were they all acquaintances?

Yang Hexuan smiled, then hugged Xiaoxiao: "Is our Xiaoxiao jealous?"

"Yang Hexuan, can’t you be serious for once?"

He slightly frowned and commanded Xiaoxiao, "Call me brother!"

Xiaoxiao pushed him away, "You’re obviously younger!"

"Didn’t you always call me ’Brother Hexuan’ when you were little?"

"That was because you tricked me!"

Seeing them bickering, Gu Qimiao’s fear instantly disappeared. It turned out he was an old friend of Xiaoxiao. Such a pretty man, what a shame he’s not a star.

Yang Hexuan turned his head to look at Gu Qimiao again, "Chick, are you Shen Yanchen’s woman?"

Before Gu Qimiao could answer, Yang Hexuan started to dismantle the relationship: "I’m really advising you not to be with him. Break up before you’re even married. He’s a block of wood, you’ll mold if you’re with him. How about considering me instead?"

Gu Qimiao twitched her mouth. As long as it’s Shen Yanchen, she’s willing to mold with him, and besides, Shen Yanchen wasn’t a block of wood.

Yi Bao, who couldn’t stand it any longer, jumped into Yang Hexuan’s arms and covered his mouth with her small hands: "Don’t speak ill of Big Chen!"

Yang Hexuan lifted her up: "I’ve bought you so many things to eat and you’re still biased towards him?"

Yi Bao suddenly jumped out of his arms and ran over to pull Gu Qimiao’s hand, pointing excitedly in the distance: "Miaomiao, it’s that uncle!"

Following the direction the little one pointed, Gu Qimiao saw Fang Shaobei walking to the other side.

Yi Bao immediately chased after him, calling out joyfully: "Uncle! Uncle!"

Fang Shaobei heard the voice, changed direction, walked over, picked up Yi Bao, and headed towards Gu Qimiao.

He hadn’t seen her for a while. She was so beautiful tonight.

"Teacher Fang, you’re here too."

"How’s it going? Are you getting used to it over there?"

"It’s okay..."

After a few sentences, Yi Bao started clamoring for food, so Fang Shaobei took her around.

Yang Hexuan was sweet-talking a chick on his arm, while Xiaoxiao pulled Gu Qimiao to sit on the other side.

When they were alone, Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask about Gu Moming. In the end, Gu Qimiao told her, "His mom is arranging blind dates for him."

Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and asked, "So... is there any suitable girl?"

"Xiaoxiao, don’t you find it painful? If possible, you should..."

Xiaoxiao immediately interrupted her: "It’s painful, but giving up on him would probably be more painful. In relationships, someone has to make the first move."

"I’m just worried about you getting hurt. My brother has a really stubborn temper..."

"Shhh, my sister is coming! Don’t let her know!"

Following Xiaoxiao’s gaze, Gu Qimiao saw Shen Yi’an and Su Yan walking out of the side hall one after the other.

She was stunned! Su Yan! She saw him in person!

Out of a pink gossip, Gu Qimiao whispered to Xiaoxiao: "Are An’an and Su Yan dating in real life too?"

After all, this on-screen couple had collaborated since they were young, and being the best actor and actress, everyone thought they were a perfect match, but they had never publicly confirmed their relationship.

Xiaoxiao mysteriously said: "Actually, Su Yan is our little uncle! It’s news that hasn’t been made public yet! My sister was practically raised by him, their relationship is really good."

"Uncle?! So young!"

Seeing the two walk closer, Gu Qimiao stopped gossiping. An’an came over and smacked Yang Hexuan on the head, who was flirting: "I’ve been looking for you all afternoon for a photo shoot, and you’re here flirting?!"

Yang Hexuan glanced at her: "Don’t offend the photographer, you know? Next time, I’ll take ugly photos of you!"

"I have no bad angles!"

An’an skipped over to Gu Qimiao’s side and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, you’re so pretty today!"

Gu Qimiao awkwardly waved her hand: "...Not sister-in-law."

"If you’re dressed in a couple’s outfit with my brother, isn’t that it?"

"It’s not a couple’s outfit..." Gu Qimiao felt a bit helpless to explain.

Xiaoxiao leaned on the chair, looked around, and said: "Gigi, my brother is surrounded by women."

Gu Qimiao instinctively turned her head to look. By the champagne tower not far away, Shen Yanchen’s tall figure was obvious, with quite a few women around him, all of them with good figures, as he would say, "plump" enough.

She secretly withdrew her gaze, feeling a bit jealous inside. He probably likes those types...